Category: Monthly Online Events

2018-2019 Events, 2019 Conference, Ch21Con

2019 Ask Anything Panel

Julia Byers

Hey there, everyone!

Can’t make it to one of our 2019 conferences? Not to worry! As in previous years, we’re excited to be able to live-stream the “Ask Anything” panel with our 2019 speakers, so all of you amazing young writers who can’t make it to Ch1Con and Ch21Con 2019 still get to participate in something.

This year, the participating speakers will be:

  • Francesca Zappia (Eliza and Her Monsters)
  • Joan He (Descendant of the Crane)
  • Katy Rose Pool (There Will Come a Darkness – September, 2019!)
  • Riley Redgate (Final Draft)

The panel moderators will be Emma Rose Ryan (Ch1Con director) and Julia Byers (Ch21Con director).

The Ask Anything panel will take place during the conferences on Saturday, June 29th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM CDT (5:00 to 6:00 PM EDT).

This is totally free and you don’t need to sign up for anything; it’s simply our gift to you to thank you for all of your support throughout the year. You can find the live-stream on our organization’s YouTube channel at:

www.youtube.com/chapteroneconference

Or, we’re conveniently embedding the video in the post below:

We’ll be asking the panelists a mixture of questions from both the attendees at the two conferences and those of you watching from home. The questions can be about absolutely anything you want, serious or goofy, writing-related or not. (For example, in 2014 we asked our speakers about their OTPs. One replied that she shipped herself and Panera.)

If you’ll be watching the live-stream and would like to ask the speakers a question, there are two ways you can go about doing it:

1.) If you already know what you’d like to ask, you can email your question(s) to us at chapter21conference@gmail.com any time until the day of the conference.

2.) If you come up with a question while you’re watching the live-stream, you can tweet it using #Ch1Con or #Ch21Con.

Either way, feel free to ask as many questions as you’d like. No promises we’ll make it through every single question during the hour-long panel, but we’ll do our best.

Thanks again for supporting us, guys! It means the world to everyone on the Chapter One Events team.

See you at 4:00 PM central/5:00 PM eastern!

– The Chapter One Events team

2018-2019 Events, 2019 Conference, Ch21Con

2019 Conference Registration Is Open!

Julia Byers

registration open image

We’re thrilled to announce that registration for the 2019 Chapter One Young Writers Conference is officially open!

The conference will take place Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn – Chicago O’Hare in Des Plaines, Illinois. It will include workshops, a panel, a lunchtime pizza party, trivia (with prizes!), and all kinds of other good stuff. Attendance is open to any young writers who will be between the ages of 11 and 20 as of June 29th, 2019. (If you’ll be between the ages of 21 and 29, check out our sister conference, the Chapter Twenty-One Conference!)

Register early (now through the end of April) to get our special Early Bird Admission rate of $74.99 (lunch included)! Registration is available at:

www.chapteroneconference.org/register

Interested in who this year’s speakers are? Keep an eye on the blog, because we’ll be announcing the speakers very soon! (And registered attendees will get a sneakpeek!)

Spots are limited to attend the conference, so make sure to register before they’re gone!

We’re so excited for the 2019 conference (and hope you are too)! See you in June!

— The Ch1Con Team

2018-2019 Events, General, Mentorship Program

Mentoship Anthology Cover Reveal and Blog Tour!

emmarosewriter

Hello writers!

As you might already know, the Ch1Events team has been working with a mentee (the amazing Emily Woods) to create something pretty fantastic. A paranormal short fiction anthology!

This year, the anthology has a killer theme that’s sure to give you nightmares before Christmas. It’s titled FATAL FANTASIES: SHORT STORIES BY YOUNG WRITERS. Each story centers around the dead, the undead, and the mostly dead.

Image result for mostly dead

The official release date for our anthology is November 20th, but in the lead up to that date, the Ch1Con team is running a blog tour! The dates and links to each post will be listed on this post below as they are released.

Blog Tour Stops: 
Wednesday, Nov 14:
Anthology cover on the Ch1Con blog.
Scroll down to see it!
Thursday, Nov 15:
Interview with Emily Woods (ft. an excerpt of her short story) on Medium!
Link to come!
Friday, November 16: 
Content from Ch1Con team member Christel Thompson.
Link to come!
Saturday, November 17:
Content from Ch1Con team member Joey Brant.
Link to come!
Sunday, November 18:

Content from Ch1Con team member Emma Ryan.
Link to come!
Monday, November 19:
Content from Ch1Con team member Zoe Noble.
Link to come!
Tuesday, November 20:  Release Day!!!
We will be posting the buy links for the anthology right here on our blog!
Link to come!

For today’s installment of the blog tour, we will be revealing the cover of this years anthology. So, without further ado…

FatalFantasies@400x-100.jpg
Cover Art by Nicole Dowling   

 

Such spooky! Much pretty!

Thank you so much to Nicole Dowling for donating her time to create this amazing art. You can find more of her work here.

Thanks for reading! We hope you’ll join us for the rest of the tour!

2018-2019 Events, General

October Online Event Schedule

emmarosewriter

 

Hello friends!

Leaves are changing, sweaters are emerging, and everything smells like pumpkin spice. Things are also getting a little spooky, not just because of the Halloween decor, but because NaNoWriMo is only a month away! To celebrate the creepiest and coziest month, we’re hosting Wednesday online events that we hope you’ll fall for.

InstaOctoberPost@700x-100
Wednesday, October 10, All Day
At the beginning of the day, the  Tomato will ask a question on Twitter using #Ch1Asks. Response using the hashtag and follow @Ch1Con to enter a sticker giveaway!
Wednesday, October 17, 5PM-7PM CST
We’ll be hosting a #Ch1Chat about horror and suspense, in honor of spook season!
Wednesday, October 24, 5-7PM  CST
NaNoPrep Write-In. Join the team in preping their NaNoWriMo outlines using prompts and peer pressure.
Wednesday, October 31, 7-12PM
The tomato will be running NaNoCheatMo sprints as we count down to the official kickoff of National Novel Writing Month.
We hope to see you there!
General, Monthly Online Events

NaNoWriMo Event Schedule!

emmarosewriter

Hey writers!

Here’s the list of events we’ll be hosting this November to help you keep connected and motivated as you suffer through *ahem* I mean POWER through your NaNo wordcount goals. Please Join us!

Friday, November 3, 7-9PM Central Time: Ch1Con Write-In!

Here is the chatzy link: http://us23.chatzy.com/31730582177289

For any concerned young writers or their parents, a Ch1Con representative will be in the chat at all times to moderate and keep everyone safe. 

Theme: Cat people vs. Dog people! The group with the highest word count at the end of the night wins this age-old debate once and for all.

Friday, November 10, 7-9PM Central Time: Ch1Con Twitter Chat/Word-Sprints!

We’ll be alternating between 15-minute word sprints, and 15 minute breaks where we can discuss our WIPs! Keep an eye on @Ch1Con and use #Ch1Con to participate!

Friday, November 17, 7-9PM Central Time: Ch1Con Twitter Chat/Word-Sprints!

We’ll be alternating between 15-minute word sprints, and 15 minute breaks where we can discuss our WIPs. EXCEPT, this time we will be exponentially more stressed out.  Keep an eye on @Ch1Con, and use #Ch1Con to participate!

Friday, November 24, 7-9PM Central Time: Ch1Con Write-In!

Here is the chatzy link: http://us23.chatzy.com/47892684335936

For any concerned young writers or their parents, a Ch1Con representative will be in the chat at all times to moderate and keep everyone safe. 

Theme: Hot Dogs are Sandwiches vs. HOT DOGS AREN’T SANDWICHES WHAT?! The group with the highest word count at the end of the night wins this debate between Ch1Con Director Emma Ryan and her boyfriend once and for all.

EXTRA BONUS EVENT!

Sunday, November 26th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Central: Twitter Word Wars

The theme will be Ch1Con vs. Ch21Con, so come declare your conference (Ch1Con if you’re 20 or under; Ch21Con if you’re 21 or over) and count your words towards showing which conference is best! HELP US DEFEAT CH21CON! Use #Ch21ConWordWar to participate.

We’re so excited to hang out with you guys!

 

Monthly Online Events

July Ch1Con Events

Julia Byers

O-oh say can you see… the fun Ch1Con online events we have coming your way this month!

Saturday, July 8th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern: Virtual Write-In

Join us to write (and procrastinate) at any point that you’re available during the evening. Link to the chat room: http://us20.chatzy.com/12264013236271

Thursday, July 27th at 8:00 PM Eastern: Twitter Chat

The topic of our Twitter chat this month is killing characters. Join us using #Ch1Con to answer our questions and talk with other young writers!

 

– The Ch1Con Team

P.S. Don’t forget to register for the 2017 conference! You have ONE MONTH LEFT to register before the late rate period begins. Don’t miss out!

Monthly Online Events

June Ch1Con Events

Julia Byers

It’s June, which means HAPPY SUMMER! Here’s the schedule of Ch1Con online events coming your way this month.

Thursday, June 15th at 8:00 PM Eastern: Twitter Chat

The topic of our Twitter chat this month is sidekicks. Join us using #Ch1Con to answer our questions and talk with other young writers!

Saturday, June 24th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern: Virtual Write-In

Join us to write (and procrastinate) at any point that you’re available during the evening. Link to the chat room: http://us23.chatzy.com/37796686721615

– The Ch1Con Team

Monthly Online Events

May Ch1Con Events

Julia Byers

May the Fourth be with you! Here’s the schedule of Ch1Con online events coming your way this month.

Thursday, May 11th at 8:00 PM Eastern: Twitter Chat

The topic of our Twitter chat this month is love interests. Join us using #Ch1Con to answer our questions and talk with other young writers!

Saturday, May 27th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern: Virtual Write-In

Join us to write (and procrastinate) at any point that you’re available during the evening. Link to the chat room: http://us23.chatzy.com/32693865293519.

– The Ch1Con Team

P.S. Don’t forget to enter our writing contest! Winners get e-published (and conference discounts!).

P.P.S. Our spring blog tour is ongoing! Don’t miss out on all the awesome giveaways (including signed books and critiques)!

Monthly Online Events

March Ch1Con Events

Julia Byers

Happy March! Here’s the schedule of Ch1Con online events coming your way this month.

Thursday, March 9th at 8:00 PM Eastern: Twitter Chat

The topic of our Twitter chat this month is antagonists. Join us using #Ch1Con to answer our questions and talk with other young writers!

Saturday, March 18th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern: Virtual Write-In

Join us to write (and procrastinate) at any point that you’re available during the evening. Link to the chat room: http://us22.chatzy.com/99394866141839.

– The Ch1Con Team

P.S. Keep an eye out for a fun, new opportunity here on our website soon!

Monthly Online Events

February Ch1Con Events

Julia Byers

Looks like it’s Fe-brrr-uary! (Sorry. We’ll see ourselves out.) Here’s the schedule of Ch1Con online events coming your way this month.

Saturday, February 18th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern: Virtual Write-In

Join us to write (and procrastinate) at any point that you’re available during the evening. Link to the chat room: http://us22.chatzy.com/96615673582883.

Thursday, February 23rd at 8:00 PM Eastern: Twitter Chat

The topic of our Twitter chat this month is writing cliches. Join us using #Ch1Con to answer our questions and talk with other young writers!

– The Ch1Con Team

P.S. Keep an eye out for info on the 2017 Yule Ball and our 2017 conference speaker reveals!